Cold War era nuclear bunker on sale for £575,000

The entrance to Northern Ireland's nuclear bunker which is going on sale

Check out these brilliant pictures which show a nuclear bunker that's just been added to the market.

That's right - you could own your own little bit of history for just over half a million quid.

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It's not hard to see why it's classed as an "extremely rare listing" by property consultants Lambert Smith Hampton.

The 236-bed bunker was built by the UK government in the late 1980s to keep high-ranking officials in Northern Ireland safe from a potential nuclear strike from the Soviets.

The sleeping quarters at Northern Ireland is selling its Cold War-era nuclear bunker, an underground installation with room for 235 beds that sellers imagine could be transformed into a tourist attraction or blast-proof storage facility

The 46,383 square foot, two-floor bunker is pretty much untouched from its 1980s heyday, giving the whole place a retro vibe.

The building, in Ballymena, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland, was finished in 1990 and has been maintained in "a fit and ready state" but was "never actually used for its intended purpose", according to the listing.

Can't help but think we would have heard about it if it had *been* used.

The conference room at Northern Ireland's nuclear bunker which is going on sale

This place could be yours for £575,000.

On a negative, there's no windows, but on a plus side you do get to keep the stash of canned food in the kitchen, reported the Metro.

Rations still available Northern Ireland's nuclear bunker which is going on sale

There's also conference rooms, BBC broadcasting facilities and what nuclear bunker would be complete without a decontamination chamber?

"In the event of a nuclear attack the building could have operated in a closed down situation for approximately 30 days," the sales brochure explains.